Military order

Military order may refer to:

Orders

• Military order (monastic society), confraternity of knights originally established as religious societies during the medieval Crusades for protection of Christianity and the Catholic Church

Military organisation and terms

• Military order (instruction), including an individual command by an armed forces officer to a person under his command
  • General order, a published directive originated by a commander of a military organization
  • Operations order, an executable plan that directs a unit on how to conduct a military operation
  • Close order drill, a form of military parade for ceremonial purposes
• Martial law, order and security maintained by the military when government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively
• Military justice or military law, a body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces

See also

• Order (honour), a designation of merit awarded by a government, dynastic house, sovereign or organization to an individual